People always remember the worst day of their lifes. It becomes a part of them forever. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“They get me, and I get them. They have empathy . Most people don't, they really don't.” — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Once I was seated, I couldn't help people-watching. I'll admit it, I'm an addict from way back. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
She had a lot of hugs to give, but not enough people to give them to. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Well, I get under people's skins. It's a gift I have, what can I say? — James Patterson Copy Share Image
What I'm really addicted to is getting people to understand that if their kids aren't competent readers coming out of middle school,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A lot of things that people think are risky, I don't think are risky. I don't get all that. I think what… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A lot of people like the idea of eternal love and eternal romance. The notion of love that is more profound and… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I am not a great prose stylist. I'm a storyteller. There are thousands of people who don't like what I do. Fortunately,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A classroom . People trying to stick me in classrooms was becoming as predictable and annoying as people trying to kill me,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
People like to talk more than they like to act. They like to sit there and complain and vent. Somehow they think… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what can happen is… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
If you're not reading - with your heart as well as your brain - you will be one stupid grown up. Even… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to fit everything in; it was to attend to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about books as opposed to television and movies to some extent is it's not a passive entertainment.… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I'm very conscious that I'm an entertainer. Something like 73 percent of my readers are college graduates, so you can't condescend to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I love this idea of expanding the game universe. It has been limited. I guess probably because the genre was so successful,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The vampire underworld is much larger than most people could imagine. It exists in all the cities mentioned in the book, but… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
It's funny how different people are. If I'd been this kid and someone was snarling "Ordering a pizza?" at me, without even… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Schools and parents can team up to find books that kids will really get excited about - that will make them say,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
For many years I had heard about an underworld consisting of people who act out a vampire fantasy while I was living… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Love between two people can last a long time if the people love themselves some, and are ready to give love to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I don't believe in lecturing people. It's much more effective to present reading as a fun, rewarding pastime. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Iggy: "I'll grab a zebra; Gaz, you fill all the bubbles with your trademark scent. so people are choking and gagging; and… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I think sometimes we give people a lot of credit just because they're writing nice sentences even if it isn't adding up… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
We’ll be back!” he snarled. It was really Ari’s voice. Boy, you just can’t kill people like you used to,” said Fang — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I'm a freaking princess when it comes to other people's feelings. Yo dogbreath, get your paws of the everglades. -Max — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Other than my hundreds of arrests I really don't have that much experience with the law. While the majority of people aren't… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
A lot of writers fall in love with their sentences or their construction of sentences, and sometimes that's great, but not everybody… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips,… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Why aren't crazy people content to take over, like, one town? It always has to be the whole word. They can't just… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
It was a little weird that they were friends. But then, maybe freaks just tended to find each other. — James Patterson Copy Share
“The next forty-five minutes in that office was about as much fun as a day at Disney World—when it’s pouring rain. And all there… — James Patterson Copy Share
As we go through this transition where a lot more people will be reading on devices, nobody is paying enough attention to make sure… — James Patterson Copy Share
Max—you have a bigger mission than finding the flock's parents. Focus on helping the whole world, not just your friends. I held my wings… — James Patterson Copy Share
You're lying through your fangs," Iggy accused. Fang tried to play innocent--but "innocent Fang" is an oxymoron, so it didn't work. — James Patterson Copy Share
There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what can happen is beyond what… — James Patterson Copy Share
I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it.… — James Patterson Copy Share
Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman. — James Patterson Copy Share
“It was scary. More than Sara could possibly know. More than anybody ought to know, or ever would. History wasn't for the general public--it… — James Patterson Copy Share
Did I want a dog? No. Did I need a dog? Also no. We were six kids running for our lives, not knowing where… — James Patterson Copy Share
I'm a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for… — James Patterson Copy Share
When my son, Jack, was four, I had to make a trip to Los Angeles. I asked him if he was going to miss… — James Patterson Copy Share
